76% of Churches and Faith-Based Organizations will use \'Evangelism Tickets\' 2005

    /24-7PressRelease.com/ - HOUSTON, TEXAS (January 30, 2005) -- In a survey recently completed in December, six hundred and sixty-four (664) churches and faith-based organizations throughout the country were contacted to introduce a new outreach strategy called 'Evangelism Tickets'. Seventy-six percent (76%) of the sample, including churches representing more than a dozen denominations, Christian radio stations, Christian colleges and independent Christian event promoters, said they would implement the strategy in 2005, creating a new paradigm for how unchurched individuals are invited to Christian events.

According to Justin Smith, CEO of http://EvangelismTickets.com, the strategy is a simple one: Buy a ticket for an unchurched friend to attend a Christian event for free. It is a form of outreach that works for any workshop, seminar, conference, retreat, golf tournament, concert, pageant, theatrical performance, mission trip, banquet, youth camp or outing -- any event requiring a fee to attend. Smith believes that most successful evangelism is relationship-based and is best initiated and administered by the local church. Attending quality events is the most non-threatening introduction to a church family.

Mel Gibson's, 'The Passion of The Christ' proved that Christians are willing to provide complementary admission to an event they believe in. "Further", Smith states, "Evangelism Tickets as a strategy can be embraced and implemented by virtually every church and faith-based organization in the country. It is a strategy initiated locally, supported by local congregations for the benefit of neighbors and friends to attend their own events. The average man or woman in the pew, traditionally reticent to participate in outreach, now has a tool that can be used without fear or extensive training."

EvangelismTickets.com provides on-line sales and distribution technology to help event presenters sell Evangelism Tickets via the Internet. "Think of us as Ticketmaster with a cause", he says. On-line sales technology is available free to churches and faith-based groups who want to sell Evangelism Tickets for their events.

The company is run by a Management Team made up of seasoned entrepreneurs, all committed to establishing a new paradigm in outreach while banking on the value of providing technology to churches and faith-based groups who recognize the convenience and efficiency of selling admissions on-line. "There are over 400,000 organizations that need to implement this strategy and we believe a good portion of them will. We're certainly going to try and make that case."

EvangelismTickets.com is headquartered in Houston, Texas where the company was launched in July of 2004 after three years of research and development.

For more information, log on to http://EvangelismTickets.com.

By phone, contact:
Kimberly Patterson
713-467-0020
[email protected]

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